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perry is trying to lure california companies to texas. on monday governor perry's economic development office began airing these radio ads in california. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. this is texas governor rick perry, and i have a message for california businesses come check out texas. >> jennifer: yesterday california governor jerry brown tried to brush off the issue. >> it's not a serious story, guys. you take a little radio ad and all of you guys run like hot dogs to report it. it's not even a burp. it's barely a fart. >> jennifer: that's a line i have never heard from a governor before. but reporters who are covering the state's economy think it's an important story. one of them is "san francisco chronicle" political reporter joe garofoli, who has tracked the texas versus california job battle for years. welcome back. >> was at jerry brown's state of the state yesterday, and he quoted yates, and the ten commandments, and now he is dropping fart jokes. that's a wid
perry is trying to lure california companies to texas. on monday governor perry's economic development office began airing these radio ads in california. >> building a business is tough. but i hear building a business in california is next to impossible. this is texas governor rick perry, and i have a message for california businesses come check out texas. >> jennifer: yesterday california governor jerry brown tried to brush off the issue. >> it's not a serious story, guys....
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some added heat on perry versus jerry today. earlier this week i told you about the tusel between the governors of our two biggest states, texas and california. rick perry began running a radio ad out in california trying to lure business owners to texas and jerry brown was unmoved by the five-figure ad buy or as he put it -- >> it's not a burden of proof. it's fairly a fart. >> thank you. >> anyway, turns out perry isn't just sticking to the airwaves. next week he will be showing up himself in california. cities like san francisco and los angeles to keep up the move to texas gimmick. anyway, a cartoonist for the sacramento bee is out with a pretend pitch. from perry, we got three advantages over california. first, we got your low tacks. second, we got your low wages, and i can't remember the third. to which the other guy 1307nds the wide open spaces in your head. anyway, next, it's no secret that chris christie and newark mayor cory booker aren't exactly best friends. i didn't know that. christie kicked off the week joking abou
some added heat on perry versus jerry today. earlier this week i told you about the tusel between the governors of our two biggest states, texas and california. rick perry began running a radio ad out in california trying to lure business owners to texas and jerry brown was unmoved by the five-figure ad buy or as he put it -- >> it's not a burden of proof. it's fairly a fart. >> thank you. >> anyway, turns out perry isn't just sticking to the airwaves. next week he will be...
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this is texas governor rick perry. come check out texas. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. stuart: phil mickelson, tax refugee, that story will not go away. and texas governor rick perry is running 30 second radio ads in the big california cities trying to attract hard hit taxpayers to his state. high income california residents pay a 13% rate. in texas it is 0. come to our state, says governor perry, a fair legal system, sensible regulations and the big attraction, yep, lower taxes. you will see a lot of this. phil mickelson's complaint was one of many. as federal tax rates go up, and states like california and illinois pile on, th
this is texas governor rick perry. come check out texas. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an...
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tim, why is linkedin doing so well and what's the katy perry relationship? >> i couldn't tell you a lot about katy perry, but, you know, they are doing very well obviously in the stock market today. the biggest encouragement was really that the growth rate stayed at a high level longer than people thought. their growth rate had been decelerating from 100 plus levels for the last few quarters and this level leveled off at 84% which i think people are very encouraged about. >> to what extent are all the good points about linkedin priced in at these valuations? >> well, that is -- that is my concern. that's why i'm ahead of market perform. you know, if you project this out, you know, four, five years which is what most of the bullish people on the stock are doing, it becomes tough to make this valuation make sense, in my view, but in the near term they continue to do a very good job of setting expectations at levels they know they can beat and delivering very strong growth which is -- which is what many of the investors like right now. >> you know, tim, this is
tim, why is linkedin doing so well and what's the katy perry relationship? >> i couldn't tell you a lot about katy perry, but, you know, they are doing very well obviously in the stock market today. the biggest encouragement was really that the growth rate stayed at a high level longer than people thought. their growth rate had been decelerating from 100 plus levels for the last few quarters and this level leveled off at 84% which i think people are very encouraged about. >> to what...
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rick perry, an eagle scout, told reporters that he thought that the ban should stay. on sunday, president obama said on cbs that the boy scouts should drop the ban, a decision is expected to be reached by tomorrow. >> later this morning we will hear from san francisco forty-niners head coach jim harbaugh. the team came back home to the bay area yesterday afternoon. the niners will be giving interviews about the super bowl after their meeting at 9:00 a.m.. coach harbaugh is expected to speak or about the game at his 11:00 a.m. press conference. we will carry that for you live on our 247 news channel, which is comcast 193. the niners came home yesterday to crowds of fans. jim harbaugh gave a brief thank-you as he drove a way. in addition to speaking with the media one less time this season, today the team will clean out their lockers as they launched off into all season. >> the average price of gas continues to go up both nationally and here in the bay area. the national average for february is expected to go over $4 a gallon. we will have a live report from kron4 jacki
rick perry, an eagle scout, told reporters that he thought that the ban should stay. on sunday, president obama said on cbs that the boy scouts should drop the ban, a decision is expected to be reached by tomorrow. >> later this morning we will hear from san francisco forty-niners head coach jim harbaugh. the team came back home to the bay area yesterday afternoon. the niners will be giving interviews about the super bowl after their meeting at 9:00 a.m.. coach harbaugh is expected to...
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this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. liz: texas is wide open for business. tempting business away from the highest taxed state in the country to his very low tax state. dominick says his own clients are very worried and worried sick looking for solutions and it looks like the lone star state might have some. religion may have clients who say we are frightened here in new york? >> we deal with a very unique client base. they have a fixed budget, certain amount of income in an annual basis. it is pa how to handle those dollars. the question is, is that the wisest use of my money? nine times out of 10, where do you move to? texas, nevada, florida. liz: governor jerry brown is saying i don't like what governor perry is doing, using some tricks here. he has it all wrong. california, we have great weather, venture capital, an educated workforce. don't go to texas, come to california. >> they also have a state income tax, highest in the country, they have a corporate income tax, the highest gas taxes in th
this is texas governor rick perry and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. liz: texas is wide open for business. tempting business away from the highest taxed state in the country to his very low tax state. dominick says his own clients are very worried and worried sick looking for solutions and it looks like the lone star state might have some. religion may have clients who say we are frightened here in new york? >> we deal with a very unique client base....
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republican governor rick perry of texas says there's no reason to change the ban. >> scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them. never has been, it doesn't need to be. >> governor perry, a former eagle scout, spoke yesterday before a statewide scout meeting. >>> this church in kansas city, missouri, leaves no doubt where it stands on the issue of gay boy scouts. under a rainbow banner it welcomes all scouts and says it hopes other communities around the country will, too. even if the national policy changes, local scout troops can decide for themselves if they want to admit gay scouts and scout masters. >>> and "the washington post," you can add it to the list of u.s. newspapers coming under attack from chinese hackers. just this week "the new york times", bloomberg news" and "the wall street journal" reported their computers had been compromised. security experts say china started this in 2008 targeting american news organizations to monitor their coverage of chinese issues. >>> seconds to go in the fourth quarter. the game is tied, a
republican governor rick perry of texas says there's no reason to change the ban. >> scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them. never has been, it doesn't need to be. >> governor perry, a former eagle scout, spoke yesterday before a statewide scout meeting. >>> this church in kansas city, missouri, leaves no doubt where it stands on the issue of gay boy scouts. under a rainbow banner it welcomes all scouts and says it...
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mitch romney ran against rick perry and newt gingrich. the right side of immigration -- accusing rick perry of being soft because texas passed the dream act which for republicans are voting against, and newt gingrich said a family that had been part of the community for 25 years and at church and participating and paying taxes should not be summarily dismissed. jeb bush -- he had better get a speech coach. go back and look at his speeches on c-span -- it put you to sleep. >> when was -- last question -- happiest in politics? >> i spent the time, in retrospect, working for jack gilligan in ohio, managing his campaign, when the mayor of boston was reelected, robert kennedy -- the robert kennedy thing, in retrospect, when you are doing what you enjoy doing, what you like doing, what you do well, and you think you are going to make a difference that will benefit the country and especially orphans and people who do not know your name and never will -- that is about as good as it gets. >> mark shields, columnist, television commentator, thank y
mitch romney ran against rick perry and newt gingrich. the right side of immigration -- accusing rick perry of being soft because texas passed the dream act which for republicans are voting against, and newt gingrich said a family that had been part of the community for 25 years and at church and participating and paying taxes should not be summarily dismissed. jeb bush -- he had better get a speech coach. go back and look at his speeches on c-span -- it put you to sleep. >> when was --...
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this is a crash northbound 355, montgomery county at perry parkway. the intersection is temporarily blocked but how cars are working their way around is they're basically turning on to perry parkway, doing a u-turn and continuing back on to north bound 355. this is just in. i'll give you an update in ten minutes. still tracking the accident i-95 northbound lanes off to the right shoulder lane at prince william parkway, you can see an accident lined up to your right shoulder lane. your travel lanes are open. northbound 395 in the hov lanes at duke street, left shoulder lane blocked by an accident therement aaron? >>> thank you, danella. black history month kicks off today. the smithsonian museum getting a donation from gabby douglas. she was the first african-american woman to win gold in the individual all around competition at the 2012 london games. the virginia native is giving the wrist tape and uneven bars used to help her medal. she'll donate the leotards she wore in her first competition. the items will be on display at the american history muse
this is a crash northbound 355, montgomery county at perry parkway. the intersection is temporarily blocked but how cars are working their way around is they're basically turning on to perry parkway, doing a u-turn and continuing back on to north bound 355. this is just in. i'll give you an update in ten minutes. still tracking the accident i-95 northbound lanes off to the right shoulder lane at prince william parkway, you can see an accident lined up to your right shoulder lane. your travel...
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. ♪ ♪ gerri: perris yourself. obamacare sticker shock just around the corner. ♪ gerri: the ugly truth is that obama is affordable care act, well, anything about affordable. in fact been a family of five will be forced to shell out 20 grant per year for obamacare is cheapest plan. for more on just how costly it will be, for your bottom line, fox news medical 18 joining me now. $20,000. now, i know if i am getting a family of four coverage from an employer is going to cost me $15,000. so where is the benefit to me? >> of the there is a benefit, but let me walk you through this. the cheapest is called the bronze plans. gerri: that is what we're talking about. it's where you would hit at the state the stage. what i think is misinforming is the idea that the plan is some kind of catastrophic insurance. >> it's not. it covers pretty much everything , ambulatory care members sycamore hospital, maternity, newborn, mental health, prescription drugs, rehab, lab, preventive and wellness, pediatric and magenta, and i care,e
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texas republican governor rick perry first proposed the $10,000 college degree and since then several other governors have followed suit. including florida republican rick scott. >> what did i today was challenge our state colleges, can they come up with $10,000 degrees. $10,000 for all the tuition for a degree where they know they can get a job? shep they will just teach each other. some democrats call it a gimmick pointing out that those sam governors supported massive spending cuts to universities. other proponents say it could end up cheapening the value of the diploma. adam shapiro has more on this. does this apply to all public universities in states like florida? >> when you think florida state. university of florida. no this would not apply to those institution. think the old community colleges and the junior colleges. they are upping their game. these are valid four year accredited degrees, shep. so the 904 billion in student loan debt now is greater than credit card debt. so that's why governors like governor perry and governor scott are calling on what they call the 10 kb.a
texas republican governor rick perry first proposed the $10,000 college degree and since then several other governors have followed suit. including florida republican rick scott. >> what did i today was challenge our state colleges, can they come up with $10,000 degrees. $10,000 for all the tuition for a degree where they know they can get a job? shep they will just teach each other. some democrats call it a gimmick pointing out that those sam governors supported massive spending cuts to...
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and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is give a business people. people with a vision. >> they don't want to go through that whole rigmarole. liz: okay, john, thank you so much it's so good to be with you. are you running for mayor? okay, as a republican, thank you so much, sir. next up, who is getting crunched? crunched? that's up next, don't go oh! blue! i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! it's the championship game! i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound. team! alex! good call. liz: what downfall? everyone is focusing on apple's stock price, and they are missing how i found sales
and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is...
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and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is give a business people. people with a vision. >> they don't want to go through that whole rigmarole. liz: okay, john, thank you so much it's so good to be with you. are you running for mayor? okay, as a republican, thank you so much, sir. next up, who is getting crunched? that's up next, don't go officemax knows... ...tax time can be...well...taxing. so right now we'll give you... ...$10 off any turbo tax deluxe level software or higher! find thousands of big deals now... ...at officemax. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then tre
and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is...
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. >> accident in montgomery county on perry brockway pkwy at 355. the intersection is still blocked. in springfield in has been snowing for a while. just the usual amount of volume from dale city to the springfield interchange and on to 395 up to and across the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. there will be some issues for about the next year-and-a-half. it will affect your evening commute. >> it can be daunting at first. the 11th street bridge project and has been under way. now you will really feel the effect this afternoon and it could be tough on the way home. let's get to brianne carter. >> something to watch for if you will be headed out of the city later today during the evening. just ahead of the eighth street section is where we are. the ramp to pennsylvania avenue will be closed for 18 months as part of a larger project to improve traffic at downtown. the eastbound southeast southwest freeway section has been closed connecting you to pennsylvania avenue. the closure is expected to last anywhere from 18 months to 20 months. dr
. >> accident in montgomery county on perry brockway pkwy at 355. the intersection is still blocked. in springfield in has been snowing for a while. just the usual amount of volume from dale city to the springfield interchange and on to 395 up to and across the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. there will be some issues for about the next year-and-a-half. it will affect your evening commute. >> it can be daunting at first. the 11th street bridge project and has...
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and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is give a business people. people with a vision. >> they don't want to go through that whole rigmarole. liz: okay, john, thank you so much it's so good to be with you. are you running for mayor? okay, as a republican, thank you so much, sir. next up, who is getting crunched? [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. liz:
and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> what do you make of this? what about better infrastructure in the wake of hurricane sandy. it has become such micromanaging that they have lost the big picture? >> know, we've had too many professional politicians. what i want to do is...
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i'm melissa harris-perry. in new york where up to a footf of snow is on the ground right now as a major winter storm continues to battle the northeast. a state of emergency in effect in new york, and massachusetts and connecticut and rhode island and new hampshire and across the region, 650,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning. new york mayor michael bloomberg urged people to stay off of the roads, but the long island expredzway is littered with cars that became stuck overnight. new england is getting the brunt of the snow with two feet of snow in boston. and massachusetts governor deval patrick has banned every vehicle on every road in the state. and the snow is creating a travel nightmare for passengers with more than 5 sthou flights cancelled already. we will have updates throughout the show this morning, but now we are turning to a threat that is more manmade than nature-mad nature-made, and that is the threat of war. this mile an houring, i wa inii morning i want to direct your attentio
i'm melissa harris-perry. in new york where up to a footf of snow is on the ground right now as a major winter storm continues to battle the northeast. a state of emergency in effect in new york, and massachusetts and connecticut and rhode island and new hampshire and across the region, 650,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning. new york mayor michael bloomberg urged people to stay off of the roads, but the long island expredzway is littered with cars that became stuck...
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this is texas governor rick perry. and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. >> jerry brown not very happy. he's brushing it off. what do you think of this effort to lure them to texas? >> there's a lot of economic analysis to suggest that doesn't work. new businesses create new jobs. google wasn't poached somewhere. it was homegrown in california. i think perry is trying to cover up from his declining poll numbers and recover from the fact that california beat his state in new jobs in 2012 but, oops, i forgot. come on, he's a dope and an embarrassment to my state. california has a longer life expectancy, higher per capita income and my state of texas, my beloved state under texas has gotten poorer, sicker, and we die younger. he's got a lot to do at home before he complains about california. >> gee, it can't be that bad because texas is leading the nation in job creation and, by the way, california actually -- you know how many people have moved out of california, taxpayers in the last decade? nearly 400,000 taxpayers and they take $30 m
this is texas governor rick perry. and i have a message for california businesses. come check out texas. >> jerry brown not very happy. he's brushing it off. what do you think of this effort to lure them to texas? >> there's a lot of economic analysis to suggest that doesn't work. new businesses create new jobs. google wasn't poached somewhere. it was homegrown in california. i think perry is trying to cover up from his declining poll numbers and recover from the fact that...
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melissa harris-perry is up next.
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, the governors of north dakota and south dakota, governor mary fallon from oklahoma, governor rick perry from texas. in addition to other governors that aren't on the route like governor butch otter of idaho, governor sandoval of nevada, governor jan brewer of arizona. republicans and democrats. but the point is the whole route, all the governors have written in and said hey, let's do this. let's do it. so -- so what's going on here? why does the president continue to delay the project. the long wait for approval is dismaying enough, but it represents a larger issue for our nation and begs a bigger question for policyholders. how will america ever build an all of the above energy policy if the president takes nearly five years to approve one piece of an inclusive plan, particularly, as i say, after everybody on the route has said hey, can we do this after five years, please, can we move forward, mr. president? to recount briefly, the $7 billion, 1700-mile pipeline will carry not only oil from alberta, canada, to refineries of oklahoma and the texas gulf coast, but it will also carry grow
, the governors of north dakota and south dakota, governor mary fallon from oklahoma, governor rick perry from texas. in addition to other governors that aren't on the route like governor butch otter of idaho, governor sandoval of nevada, governor jan brewer of arizona. republicans and democrats. but the point is the whole route, all the governors have written in and said hey, let's do this. let's do it. so -- so what's going on here? why does the president continue to delay the project. the...
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sam said this morning, he and his former colleagues, secretary kissinger, secretary shultz, secretary perry, hundreds of national leaders in the republican and democratic leaders -- administrations over the years have supported nuclear destruction -- nuclear weapons destruction. not unilateral, bilateral, negotiated, and verifiable. as ronald reagan said, trust but verify. nothing unilateral. >> thank you. another has been a lot of discussion about your comments relative to sanctions on iran and various options we might pursue with respect to iran and nuclear weapons. i wonder, again, if you would confirm what your position is on the president's current strategy of strong diplomacy, a tough international sanctions, and keeping all the options on the table. >> you have just defined president obama's strategy on iran, which i firmly support. it is the wise way to do it. i do not know if i mention this to you in our meeting, but i wrote a book in 2008 and i have a chapter on iran. i laid out all out in the chapter, as i have said. i do not think president obama went to my chapter and about his
sam said this morning, he and his former colleagues, secretary kissinger, secretary shultz, secretary perry, hundreds of national leaders in the republican and democratic leaders -- administrations over the years have supported nuclear destruction -- nuclear weapons destruction. not unilateral, bilateral, negotiated, and verifiable. as ronald reagan said, trust but verify. nothing unilateral. >> thank you. another has been a lot of discussion about your comments relative to sanctions on...
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six years ago, george shultz, bill perry, henry kissinger and i made the argument that we should reduce reliance on nuclear weapons as a vital contribution to preventing proliferation, keeping them out of dangerous hands, and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. 2/3 of living former secretaries of state, defense, and national security advisers have agreed with the vision and the steps that we outlined, including substantial work on verification and enforcement. mr. chairman, i hope that all members of the committee and the senate will read the recent statements by four credible and very experienced americans -- master tom pickering, ambassador richard burt, general james cartwright, and general john sheehan, about their work with chuck hagel on nuclear weapons. they made it abundantly clear that the bank opposed unilateral moves -- they oppose unilateral moves and support verifiable u.s. arms reductions, to be followed by multilateral negotiations bringing other nuclear weapons countries into a series and verifiable process of reductions. in closing, mr. chairman, there are
six years ago, george shultz, bill perry, henry kissinger and i made the argument that we should reduce reliance on nuclear weapons as a vital contribution to preventing proliferation, keeping them out of dangerous hands, and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. 2/3 of living former secretaries of state, defense, and national security advisers have agreed with the vision and the steps that we outlined, including substantial work on verification and enforcement. mr. chairman, i hope...